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There were a lot of speculations about the origin and the intentions of the Sons of Anarchy. They came out of nowhere, and apparently nobody knew why.

After Dr.Pain disclosed that the Sons have funded RW in Romandie, it was clear that the fact that they reside in Switzerland is much more than pure flavor text.

I believed that it would be best if their story is told by one of them. SoA highest ranking officer, DeVilu agreed to answer some questions. I'll present you his answers in their integral form. Enjoy.

1. When were Sons of Anarchy formed?
The unit is quite new compared to the age of some of its' members and was formed about two months ago by a bunch of people who got tired with their boring eRepublik lives and wanted something more.

2. Why did you name your unit SoA? Were you fans of the TV series, or just thought it was a cool name?
The name is indeed inspired from the TV series, but it's not just a cool name.
We wanted something that will not tie us to any country or political group, and I think we got it.
Now it's up to the people behind the name to give it further meaning.

3. What motivated you to choose eSwitzerland as your base? Were you based somewhere else before eSwitzerland?
As in RL, eSwitzerland is a neutral country and this would allow us to participate in battles regardless which alliances are involved and without repercussions on the country.

4. Would you care to comment on constant state of alert/fear of PTO groups, that's omnipresent among eSwiss population?
We are well aware of this issue and it is one of the main reasons we want to stay away from politics as much as possible. We have no reason to further increase this state.

5. Based on usernames and avatars, one can only speculate about the national composition of your unit. Would you care to disclose where do SoA hail from?
6. Did you know your unit members before the creation of the unit or there was a formal candidacy procedure?
Naming countries and nationalities would only intensify the speculation about our intentions, which I want to make clear by the end of this interview.
All I can say is that the unit is multi-national, some of us know each other from RL and some met right here during the V1 or Rising eras.
The unit is new, but its' members go way back. No formal candidacy was needed in this case.

7. Do you pay attention to political climate here, and if yes, what do you think about it?
As I said before, we are well aware of what's going on, but apart from the fact that it is a sad view and that we need better politicians, I can't comment any further without choosing sides.

8. Dr.Pain informed the public that you funded RW in Romandie. Was that the only time you formally contacted eSwiss government?
We usually contact the CP when we are unsure or there are no official orders regarding a battle in the Articles.
Such an occasion was during the TW with Austria when at some point things almost got out of hand.
It was the battle for Graubunden if I recall well.

9. What motivated you to initiate RW in Romandie?
As I commented before, we saw this opportunity to take advantage of what was happening in France at that time. They were busy with more important battles, so the SoA thought it was perfect for a blitzkrieg.
However we armed ourselves to the teeth because we were not expecting much support, being a surprise attack. Only Dr.Pain, the president at that time, knew of our plan.
As it turned out, we hardly had to interfere in the last mini-battles, eSwitzerland responded quite fast.
Although it looked like we took matters into our own hands, I believe that it was what the people truly wanted and not just us - eSwitzerland with all it's regions.
We were just the ones to carry the flag.

10. Having that in mind, would you mind cooperating with eSwiss government in times of need in the future? Have you ever thought about it?
Since eSwitzerland is our home, I would consider to be an act of treason if any member of SoA will not defend it when the time comes.
On the other hand, we are not political-puppets so we might not rush headlong into just any battle the CP might ask us to.
When it comes to defending or RW, however, I can assure you we will be there no matter what.

11. Do SoA have any ideology? What level of political freedom is there for your members?
As I mentioned before, we don't want to interfere with politics so our members are asked not to join any political party, not to mention participate in elections.
As some of you already know, one of our members is running for PP in SNP. He has announced his resignation from SoA in case he is elected.
Unit members are allowed to express their political views and vote freely without any constraint from the unit.

12. How important is the public image of your unit?
More important are our achievements on the battlefield and that people trust us. The battle for Romandie is something that we're proud of.
Trust on the other hand is something that is hard to obtain and we know that it will take a lot more won battles to earn it.

13. Do you see yourselves as defenders of the nation or as a freelance task force?
We are both. If we would rely only on battles in Switzerland we wouldn't have much activity. Everyone crosses borders every now and then just to train in a battle and come back.
We do this as a team and even try to help the defending country in a battle. If that defending country is eSwitzerland, we will be twice as motivated to defend it.

14. What do you think about constant changes in game mechanics and how do they affect unit's operations?
Our main concern is the military module, because we have to adapt our tactics to it. It's a constant challenge, but the last changes helped us in Romandie.

15. Would you care to comment on existence of grand alliances, and how does that affect your activities?
We haven't stepped on any toes until now and keeping the unit neutral is one of our priorities.
I hope people will understand if at some point we help defend Turkey from being invaded by the Greeks and the next day we defend Greece from other invaders, for example.

16. Do you ever plan to recruit new members?
Hard to say, but at this time recruiting our lowest priority.

Thank you for this opportunity, I hope these answers will satisfy the people's curiosity.



Thank you for reading the Bedlam in Goliath, thanks to DeVilu for taking his time to share these precious information, and a huge thanks to Sons of Anarchy for giving us Romandie back.

Regards,
Srog